Carrier



F. A. SWINGER.

CARRIER.-

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. 19-19 Patented Dec.16,1919.

nivrran snares rarnnrr orrron FRANK A. SVTINGER, 0F FIATT, ILLINOIS.

CARRIER.

Application fil ed May 9, 1819.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Swmonn, a citizen oi the United States, residing at Fiatt, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear and eXact description or" the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in carriers especially adapted for carrying sacks of granular material while not necessarily restricted to such use.

An important object of this invention is to provide a carrier of the character described having novel means for engaging a sack so that the same may be conveniently carried or rolled along the ground as desired.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character d scribed having novel adjustable means whereby the same may be employed for carrying sacks or different sizes.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described which is simple, few in parts and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and,

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on line 14 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 generally designates the device which includes in part a pair of coacting metal bars 6 and 7 having their inner end portions oven lapped. The end portions of the rods 6 and 7 are provided with sleeves 8 receiving the adjacent bar to permit of the bars to be extended for carrying different size sacks. A bracket 9 surrounds the bars 6 and 7 between the ends of the same and carries an eccentric lever 10 adapted for engaging the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 295,963.

A rivet 7 secures the sleeve or bracket 9 to the bar 7. As lllustrated 1n Figs. 1 and '4: one side of the eccentric lever 10 is provided with teeth 10 adapted to engage teeth 11 on the upper side of the bar 6.

Upon the adjustment of the bars the teeth of the eccentric lever are engaged with the teeth of the bar 6 and the members 12 and let thereby locked. in engagement with the sack.

The outer end portions of the bars 6 and 7 are curved as indicated at 11 for extending over the ends of the sacks. A transversely curved blade or foot 12 is secured to one or" the curved portions 11 as indicated at 13 and is adapted to be inserted beneath one end of the sack for liftng and engaging the same. The other curved portion 11 is twisted and is provided at its ends with a cross bracket 1% secured thereto by a bolt 16. The ends of the cross bracket 14 are bolted to L-shaped brackets 16 having their parallel portions apertured and receiving the pintles of a roller 17. r

A pair of handles 18 have their sides bent inwardly and detachably secured to the ears 6 and 7. A plurality of openings 19 in the bars 6 and 7 receive shafts 20 engaging the handles for adjustably securing the handles in any desired position.

In the use of my invention, the foot or blade 12 is inserted beneath the sack and the other end of the device is brought in engagement with the sack thereby locking the sack between the curved arms. Th presence of the roller permits the sack to be drawn along the ground without excessive frictional contact. While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may make such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A device oi the character described including a pair of longitudinally extensible 7 bars having their outer end portions curved,

a blade carried by one of the curved portions, and handles adjustably secured to said bars.

2. A device of the character described including a pair of coacting parallel bars having their outer end portions curved inwardly, sleeves carried by the ends of the bars and receiving the adjacent bar, an eccentric lever carried by one o1 the bars and adapted for locking the bars in an adjusted position,'a blade carried by one of the bars, and a roller carried by the other bar.

3. A device of the character described including a pair of enacting bars having their inner end portions overlapping, sleeves carried by the inner end portions of the coacting bars and receiving the adjacent portions of said bars, an eccentric lever carried by one of the bars and engaging the other bar for retaining the bars adjusted, the outer end portions of said bars being curved upon themselves, a transversely curved blade car ried by one of the curved portions of said bars, handles detachably secured to said bars a cross member secured to one of the bars, L-shaped brackets carried by said cross member and a roller rotatably carried by said brackets.

4:. A carrier including coacting parallel arms having their inner end portions overlapped and slidably connected, a sleeve secured to one oi the bars and slidably receiving the other bar, article engaging menibers carried by the outer ends of the bars, and an eccentric lever pivoted to said sleeve and having teeth, one of said bars having teeth engaged by the teeth of said lever.

5. A carrier including a pair 01"- parallel coacting bars having their inner end portions overlapped and adjustably connected,

and their outer end portions curved inwardly toward each other, handles carried by the end portions of the bars, a blade connected to the curved end portion of one of the bars, and a transverse roller carried by the curved end portion of the other bar and coacting With said blade.

8. A carrier inc udinga pair of coacting arms having their outer end portions curved, means to lock the arms together, an article engaging member carried by one of the arms, and a transversely extending roller carried by the other arm and coacting with said article engaging member.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK A. SW'INGER.

Witnesses HAYES DALTON, FRANK G. SHECKLER. 

